Error 2140 When Starting Service With Parameters

ID: Q136711

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Resource Kit versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

The following message appears when you attempt to manually start a service from Control Panel Services by selecting the service and specifying values in the Startup Parameters field:

Could not start the <service_name> service on \\<server_name>.
Error 2140: An internal Windows NT error occurred.

This error typically occurs in conjunction with SRVANY.EXE, included in the Windows NT 3.5 Resource Kit.

CAUSE

This error results from an attempt to start a service with incorrect Startup Parameters. Most default Windows NT services do not use the Startup Parameters field so this error is uncommon.

RESOLUTION

Verify that you are using the appropriate Startup Parameters for the service you are attempting to start. To pass startup parameters to a service, select the service, type the parameters in the Startup Parameters field, and then choose the Start button.

SRVANY.EXE requires that you type in the full command-line, including the application name and parameters associated with your service. Fully- qualified path names should be used when specifying the application.

Note: Backslashes are treated as an escape character. You must type two backslashes for each backslash in a parameter. For example:

D:\\BINP\\B.EXE C:\\TMP\\MYEXE

For additional information on SRVANY.EXE read SRVANY.WRI included in the Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51 Resource Kits.

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